In 1939, Lina Medina had a swollen belly that her parents feared was a tumor. After taking her from their home in the remote Peruvian village of Ticrapo to see a doctor in Lima, they found out ...

Lina Medina was born in Ticrapo, Peru in 1933. Her parents brought her to the hospital at age five due to her abnormally ...

Despite the global attention, Lina and her family kept a low profile. Numerous media outlets offered large sums of money for interviews and film rights, but the Medina family declined all offers ...